An unprecedented winter storm brought up to 5 inches of snow to Beaumont, Texas, causing road closures and flight cancellations. The storm moved east, impacting the Florida Panhandle, Georgia, and the Carolinas with heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain. Authorities urged people to stay home due to dangerous conditions, with schools and government offices closed.
Unprecedented snowfall of up to 5 inches hits Beaumont as winter storm moves through‘Stay off the roads’: Freezing temperatures causing ice to reform on Houston area roadwaysSave big on self-care and jewelry with these Insider DealsPeople take a walk in the neighborhood Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston.
All cancelled flights are shown on the flight board at the closed George Bush Intercontinental Airport Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. Adrian Santos, left, and Aaron Kenigsberg make a snowman along Buffalo Bayou in downtown Houston, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. A person pushes a wheelchair across Bourbon Street as snow falls in the French Quarter in New Orleans, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025.
A man bundles up as he walks along the shore of snow-covered Lake Michigan during a cold day in Chicago, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. A person sleds down a hill at Herman Park Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. Dangerous below-freezing temperatures with even colder wind chills were also expected to last over much of the week in the region. Authorities say three people have died in the cold weather.It had been more than a decade since snow last fell on New Orleans. Tuesday's rare snowfall set a record in the city, where 10 inches fell in some places, far surpassing its record of 2.7 inches set Dec. 31, 1963, the National Weather Service said.
“Believe it or not, in the state of Florida we’re mobilizing snowplows,” said Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. “This is a white-out in New Orleans, this is a snow-a-cane,” Delio said. “We’ve had tons of hurricane days but never a snow day.”
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